RTYC Commodore Richard Powell Skippers Rogan Josh to Morgan Cup Victory
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Yacht Squadron, Royal Thames Yacht Club and Royal Dart Yacht Club
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Royal Ocean Racing Club
RORC Appoints Paul Arkwright as General Manager
We are pleased to announce that Paul Arkwright has been appointed as General Manager of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and will join the Club on Monday 8 June
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Preview RORC North Sea Race
The world’s largest offshore racing series, the RORC Season’s Points Championship, continues on 15 May
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RORC North Sea Race returns on 15 May
The world’s largest offshore racing series, the RORC Season’s Points Championship, continues on 15 May. First raced in 1931, the RORC North Sea Race is one of the Club’s longest standing offshore races, linking the UK and the Netherlands
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Royal Ocean Racing Club, Cervantes Thriller: 13 Seconds to Glory
The overall win under IRC for the Cervantes Trophy Race was decided by just 13 seconds after more than 20 hours of racing. Nicolas Dezeustre’s Sun Fast 3600 Princesse Gotionude II won overall, just 13 seconds ahead of Nick Martin’s Sun Fast 3600 Diablo, racing double handed with Joe Slipper. Sam White’s JPK 10.80 Mzungu!, racing fully crewed, was third, only 1 minute 40 seconds behind the winner. Derek Shakespeare’s J/122 Bulldog was fourth, just 1 minute 54 seconds off the overall win. After a tactical Channel race of light airs, shifting breeze and hard choices, the top four were separated by less than two minutes on IRC corrected time
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